Effect of Antibiotic Spacer Dosing on Treatment Success in Two-Stage Exchange for Periprosthetic Joint Infection

Copyright © 2024 The Authors. Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. on behalf of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons..

INTRODUCTION: In two-stage exchange for periprosthetic joint infection (PJI), adding antibiotics to cement spacers is the standard of care; however, little is known about optimal dosage. There is emphasis on using >3.6 g of total antibiotic, including ≥2.0 g of vancomycin, per 40 g of cement, but these recommendations lack clinical evidence. We examined whether recommended antibiotic spacer doses affect treatment success.

METHODS: This was a retrospective review of 202 patients who underwent two-stage exchange for PJI from 2004 to 2020 with at least 1-year follow-up. Patients were separated into high (>3.6 g of total antibiotic per 40 g of cement) and low-dose spacer groups. Primary outcomes were overall and infectious failure.

RESULTS: High-dose spacers were used in 80% (162/202) of patients. High-dose spacers had a reduced risk of overall (OR, 0.37; P = 0.024) and infectious (OR, 0.35; P = 0.020) failure for infected primary arthroplasties, but not revisions. In multivariate analysis, vancomycin dose ≥2.0 g decreased the risk of infectious failure (OR, 0.31; P = 0.016), although not overall failure (OR, 0.51; P = 0.147).

CONCLUSION: During two-stage exchange for PJI, spacers with greater than 3.6 g of total antibiotic may reduce overall and infectious failure for infected primary arthroplasties. Furthermore, using at least 2.0 g of vancomycin could independently decrease the risk of infectious failure.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:8

Enthalten in:

Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Global research & reviews - 8(2024), 2 vom: 01. Feb.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Warwick, Hunter S [VerfasserIn]
Tan, Timothy L [VerfasserIn]
Rangwalla, Khuzaima [VerfasserIn]
Shau, David N [VerfasserIn]
Barry, Jeffrey J [VerfasserIn]
Hansen, Erik N [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

6Q205EH1VU
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Bone Cements
Journal Article
Vancomycin

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Date Completed 23.02.2024

Date Revised 24.02.2024

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

e23.00103

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM368757226